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nein wee ET gg em me came hatnc-aeeeneineinnaeatiats we ee. ens 4 ’ . as et ‘Court Decisions Having Effect — é ] Of Benefiting Communist Party « —. The extent to whic Supreme Court decisions have breached the dikes erected ‘against subversive activities now stands ‘clearly outlined. The communist party of the United States itself. is now a direct Thenafirtore BATHS Fe . The United States Court of Appeals applied the interpretations of the Jencks case as decided by the Supreme Court in a ruling given in the Government's efforts to label the communist party a tool of Moscow. The decision is that the Govern- ment, in its formal request to the Subver- sive Activities Control Board to have the Feds so labeled, must give the party access to reports which a key witness made to the FBI, or else strike that testi- CARLAWD TRIBUTE = mony from the records. . Caklend, Cal ifornia Clinton Jencks, now a resident of Da tee jy /13 158 Albany, Calif., was convicted of filing a Plition: false noncommunist affidavit while presi- City Editor Final, LPR: ED Fe. RICK dent of the Mine, Mill and Smelter Work- + Publishers JOSTPIZ RB, ers Union. The ‘Supreme Court ruled that KIC Léd wD unless the FBI handed over io the d defense A tutrore reports of witnesses whose testimony was Case: used in court, that testimony had to be disregarded. The Justice Department, rather than Classiftcat OF one hand the FBI files in the Jencks case in accordance with the decision, decided to 4 Oe A dismiss the case against Jencks. iL x LEED And that principle has been picked . Sesehieneie siete teh P a7 JAN 28 1958" up by tne communist party and effective { ur has been made of it. Unless the De- ‘ partment of Justice wants to Peleuse*the - Ta 76 JAN 29 1958